Girls' name · since 1971
Kaysi
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 607 babies named Kaysi, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,006 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 607
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
607 babies have been named Kaysi since 1971, making it today's #8006 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysi has been recorded 607 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #8006 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,476 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,006 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 607 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaysi ranks #10,476 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,006 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 607 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,476 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,006 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 607
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kaysi's 607 recorded births place it above 85.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Kaysi compares
607 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaysi's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaysi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 607 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaysi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaysi's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaysi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kaysi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (150 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Kaysi's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kaysi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 150 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kaysi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaysi's total volume
Kaysi by state
Where Kaysi concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 607 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kaysi's data
- Kaysi's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kaysis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaysi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaysi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.